KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The local government’s initiative to list Panauti, a historical, religious, cultural and archaeological city of Kavrepalanchowk, in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list, has reached its final stage.

KLADRUBY NAD LABEM, July 16: A Czech stud farm founded 440 years ago to breed and train ceremonial horses to serve at the Habsburg emperor’s court has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list, acknowledging the significance of a tradition that has survived for centuries.